Unions say their membership will begin voting by the middle of this week on a tentative contract deal reached last week between the province and unions representing nine-thousand health care workers in Nova Scotia. The Council of Health Unions says an agreement was reached early Friday following a lengthy bargaining session. Sandra Mullen, president of the lead union, the N-S-G-E-U, says the agreement is a good deal, and the bargaining committee is recommending it to union members.
A report says Nova Scotia has the lowest compensation for injured workers in the country. The report says the system has the highest average employer premiums across Canada — at two dollars and 65 cents per 100 dollars of assessable payroll — and the lowest benefits available to injured workers. The system is 95 per cent funded, but the report says it’s the only worker compensation program in Canada that is below 100 per cent. The report also says injured workers in the province spend the longest time away from work compared to elsewhere in the country.
R-C-M-P say the death of a 66-year-old man in Virginia East this weekend is being treated as a homicide.
Police have released few details about the death and have not shared the name of the deceased.
The R-C-M-P says officers got word of a sudden death Saturday at a home on Virginia Road in Virginia East, a small community in the Annapolis Valley.
Officers found the man at roughly 8:20 a-m and ruled his death a homicide.
The president of the Dalhousie Student Union says students in Halifax are struggling with the high cost of living and lack of affordable housing.
She says in her five years living and studying in the city, the rental market for students has never been worse.
She says she’s heard of students living in crowded apartments with many roommates or commuting by car from well over an hour away to afford rent.
Students have also shared that in order to pay rent they are skipping meals, resulting in a significant uptake in use of the school’s food bank.
Fred Fox, brother of the Canadian hero Terry Fox, will be visiting the Town of Pictou. There will be a free public meet and greet on Saturday at 2:00 pm in the Pictou Council Chambers in the historic former CN rail station at 71 Front Street.
Fred Fox has dedicated his life to continuing the legacy of his brother, Terry, whose Marathon of Hope in 1980 captured the hearts of millions and raised significant awareness and funds for cancer research.
The event is not only a chance to honor the memory of Terry Fox but also to inspire participation in the upcoming Terry Fox Run, September 15th.
